Niall Horan is finally letting fans know when they can expect new music from him!

The 23-year-old singer took a break from his hectic schedule to pen a handwritten note about the album making process.

“So when I haven’t been doing promo, I’ve been in the studio recording my album…I’m currently 8 songs deep and ready for more. I want to take my time with no pressure and make sure I get it right. I’m quite the self critic, which I like about myself. So I’ll let you know when I’m done,” he explained.

Niall added he has been “humbled” to work with legendary producers and has hit up some historic studios in LA while recording with a live band.

While Niall is heading home to Ireland for the holidays, he plans to get to work right after Christmas, writing, “After Christmas I’m gonna fall off the face of the earth and do one of my disappearing acts. I want to come up with more song ideas and get back in the writing zone. So have a lovely Christmas and happy New Year and I’ll see ya in Feb.”

“I remember when we did ‘Drag Me Down’ for the boys, we had a really good feeling about it in terms of it being a cool place for them to go. We wanted to shake it up a bit and cross these guys over. It was a bit risky, but the label heard it and loved it and the boys loved it and we went with it,” Jamie said.

“This Town,” a collaboration between Niall, Jamie, Mike Needle and Daniel Byer, only took an hour to write!

“I’d obviously known Niall for years and I remember that particular session being just honest,” he added.

Also pictured inside: Niall stepping out to do some shopping with a friend on Monday (December 5) in Beverly Hills, Calif.